Store-service apparatus



(No Model.)

J. T. COWLEY.

STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

Patented D 0. 1'7, 1895.

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' I UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFI E.

JAMES 'r'. COWLEY, oELowELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE LAMSON COSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK,

NEYV JERSEY.

STORE-SERVICE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551,619, dated December1'7, 1895.

Application filed Marches, 1895.

To all whom it may concern.- 7

Be it known that I, JAMES T. COWLEY, of Lowell, county of Middlesex, andState of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inStore-Service Apparatus; and I hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will en ableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to apparatus for conveying cash and parcels to andfrom the sales- .mens stations and cashiers desk, and' it consists ofcertain novel features, arrangements and combinations hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the figures illustrating my invention, Figure 1 represents a. sideview of my improved carrier, showing the arrangement of the parts infull lines and also in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an end view of the.carrier. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a part of thecarrier.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

Extending upwardly from the carrier-frame A, near each end, arestandards A, in which are journaled the carrier-wheels B, which areadapted to run upon a suitable line or way 0, which is provided withenlarged ends 0 upon which the carrier is adapted to wedge at each endthereof. Located in the frame of the carrier is a flat spring D, whichis secured by means of a bolt and nut D to the bottom plate 'A of thecarrier-frame A.

At each end of the plate A there is firmly.

secured a handle E, and at each end of the carrier frame there ispivoted at F alever F, which has an upper finger F adapted to be incontact with each free end of the flat spring D, and said levers passthrough slots F formed in each of the handles E of thebottom plate A ofthe frame. To the bottom plate A there is secured a fiat spring G by thesame bolt and nut D which secure the fiat spring D in place. Said springG extends along underneath the said plate A as shown in the drawings.From the frame of the carrier at one end there extend downwardly twoarms A between which the lever SerialNo. 543,664. (No model.)

His pivoted at A The lower end of each arm A isprovided with a cam-slotA The lever H, pivoted between the arms A extends beneath thecarrier-frame A, and the opposite end is attached to the receptacle Kat- K. Extending downwardly from the lever H are lugs H through whichthe rod J passes, and

around said rod between the lugs H is arranged a spring J, secured tosaid rod J by a pin J and the opposite end of the spring bears againstone of the lugs H To one end of this rod is fastened a pin J projectingfrom each side of the rod, and working in both slots A in the arms A Theopposite end of this rod is pivoted at J 4 to the arm J of the cover L,and this cover L is pivoted to the receptacle K at L.

' Pivoted at F at each end of the v carrierframe A are Suitable leversF, the upper end F of which is adapted to engage with each end of thespring D, and said levers pass down through the slots F in the handlesE.

Supposing a carrier is located at the salesmans end and it is desired tosend the money to the cashier, the operator takes hold of the eye K onthe receptacle K and pulls down said receptacle to a vertical position,as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, and in this downward movement of thelever H, carrying the receptacle K, the pin J on the rod J travels alongthe cam-slot A in the arm A During the first half of this movement, asindicated in inclined dotted position in Fig. 1, the pin J traveling inthe first half of the cam-slot A will maintain the rod J insubstantially the same position which it had in full. lines, Fig. 1,because the part of the cam-slot 1n the first half of this movement isformed wlth the pivot A as a center; but in the continuation of thedownward movement the pin J 3 will move in that portion A of the slot Awhich is not drawn from the same center, but is inclined downwardly, andas the pin J 3 travels in this downward inclined portion of the slot,the rod J will be pushed downward and raise the cover of the receptacleto the position shown in vertical lines, Fig. 1. Now assuming the moneyhas been placed in the receptacle and it has been raised to the positionshown in full lines, Fig. 1, the flat spring G,

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bearin g upon the roller II mountedin the end of the lever ll, pushesdownwardly uponthis roller and tends to hold the lever II in ahorizontal position in contact with the cushioning-stop M, and as thelever H is raised to this horizontal position, the pin J 3 travelingbackward in the portion A of the slot A will allow this spring J, whichhas been compressed by the downward movement of the lever II, to exertits tension to close the cover L of the receptacle K by tending to pushupward 011 the rod J as the pin moves backward in the canrslot A so thatby the time the receptacle in its upward movement has reached aninclined position (shown in dotted lines) the cover has been closed andremains closed during the continued downward movement of the receptacle,which is held in said upward position by the spring G.

To dispatch the carrier to the other end of the line, the operatorgrasps the handle E and lever F, and by exerting pressure thereon theupper end F of lever F pushes downward on the spring D and releases samefrom close contact with the enlarged portion C of the track 0, andsufiicient impulse being given to the carrier, it is sent along the lineto the opposite end thereof.

When the carrier has been received at the opposite end of the way it isoperated in identically the same manner as above described, and afterthe change has been made it is dispatched back to the salesman, andlodges upon the enlarged portion C at his end of the track.

I do not limit myself to the arrangement and construction shown as thesame 1n ay be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus ascertained the nature and set forth a constructionembodying my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to securebyLetters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a lever pivoted to the body of the carrier, areceptacle carried upon the opposite end of said lever, a spring bearingon the upper end of said lever, a cover normally closing saidreceptacle, a rod connected at one end to said cover and having itsopposite end mounted in the body of the carrier, a cam surface on whichsaid opposite end is adapted to move and means for opening said cover asthe receptacle approaches its lowest position.

2. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a levcrpivoted to the body of the carrier, areceptacle carried upon the opposite end of said lever, a spring bearingon the upper end of said lever, a cover pivoted to said receptacle andnormally elosin g the same, a rod connected at one end to said cover andhaving its opposite end mounted in the body of the carrier, a springmounted on said rod tending to hold the cover closed, and means foropening said cover against the tension of said spring as the receptacleapproaches its lowest position.

In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carriermounted thereon, a lever pivoted to the body of the carrier, areceptacle carried upon the opposite end of said lever, a spring bearingon the upper end of said lever, a cover pivoted to said receptacle andnormally closing the same, a rod connected at one end to said cover andhaving its opposite end mounted in the body of the carrier, and meansfor positively keeping said cover closed until the receptacle approachesits lowest position.

4c. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a lever, pivoted to the body of the carrier, areceptacle carried upon the end of said lever, a cover normally closingsaid receptacle, a spring bearing upon the upper end of said lever, arod pivotally connected at one end to said cover and having its oppositeend working in an irregular cam slot to retain the cover normally closedand open the same as the receptacle approaches its lowest position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 27th day of March, A. I).1895.

JAMES 'l. COWLEY. \Vitnesses:

L. II. TROW,

E. L. IIARLow.

